''Carex frankii'', also known as Frank's sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

, native to temperate eastern North America; Ontario, the central and eastern United States, and

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, Mexico. Preferring to grow in wet, shady situations such as the edges of streams and ponds, and erosion resistant, it is recommended for

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